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. 2024 Feb 29;16(2):e55263. doi: 10.7759/cureus.55263

Table 2. Categories of the rTKA etiology in the study group.

†: time to revision is depicted as median (range); age at primary implant and BMI are presented as mean ± standard deviation; ROM: range of motion; BMI: body mass index; rTKA: revision total knee arthroplasty; M: male; F: female

Reason for revision Number of cases (%) Time to revision (months) † Age at primary implant (years) BMI (kg/m2) Sex (M/F)
Infection          
Early infection 31 (12.55%) 1 (0, 3) 65.77 ± 8.09 29.45 ± 5.29 15/16
Chronic infection 84 (34.01%) 18 (3, 146) 65.67 ± 8.29 30.13 ± 5.74 27/57
Aseptic loosening 79 (31.98%) 68 (3, 189) 61.41 ± 8.89 29.86 ± 5.80 14/65
Periprosthetic fracture 11 (4.45%) 24 (0, 147) 63.09 ± 10.88 29.53 ± 4.47 11/0
Ligament instability 10 (4.05%) 29.5 (0, 165) 66.50 ± 9.65 29.69 ± 5.89 2/8
Implant wear 9 (3.64%) 63 (10, 161) 66.00 ± 7.78 30.12 ± 6.21 2/7
ROM limitation 8 (3.24%) 28 (16, 98) 61.63 ± 4.41 32.44 ± 6.94 1/7
Prosthetic dislocation 7 (2.83%) 28 (1, 56) 68.43 ± 9.62 28.80 ± 4.33 2/5
Pain without signs of loosening 6 (2.43%) 29 (8, 84) 68.17 ± 7.88 28.97 ± 3.12 1/5
Broken implant 2 (0.81%) 102.5 (80, 125) 53.00 ± 9.90 26.30 ± 2.40 1/1